Question

In cell B12, create a formula using the TODAY function to display the current date.

Answer 1

To display the current date in cell B12, click on the cell and type =TODAY() then press Enter. The TODAY function in Excel displays the date and updates it automatically when the worksheet recalculates.

Step-by-step explanation:

To insert the current date into cell B12 using the TODAY function in Excel, you should follow these steps:

1. Click on cell B12 to make it the active cell.
2. Type =TODAY() into the cell or the formula bar above the worksheet.
3. Press Enter, and the cell will now display the current date, which updates each time the worksheet is recalculated or opened.

Note that the TODAY function does not require any arguments, so you simply use empty parentheses after the function name. This makes it an easy function to use when you need to keep track of the current date dynamically in an Excel worksheet.